The Phirst Phight Phur Phirst: IGT Phils @ Mets - 7/22/08

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The Phirst Phight Phur Phirst (Philet of Phish watch, too: IGT Phils @ Mets - 7/22/08

Phils
1. J. Rollins, SS
2. C. Utley, 2B
3. P. Burrell, LF
4. R. Howard, 1B
5. J. Werth, RF
6. P. Feliz, 3B
7. S. Victorino, CF
8. C. Ruiz, C
9. J. Blanton, P

Mets
1. J. Reyes, SS
2. E. Chavez, RF
3. D. Wright, 3B
4. C. Beltran, CF
5. C. Delgado, 1B
6. D. Easley, 2B
7. M. Anderson, LF
8. R. Castro, C (2d straight start - both against RHP's)
9. J. Santana, P

[metirish]

Lets

[Benjamin Grimm]

Go

[Zvon]

[Zvon]

Damn, three two out singles and the Phils draw first blood.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Endy gets a one-out single. It would be very nice to get that one run back here. (Or more, of course!)

Come on, David!

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm blacked out here in the Philadelphia market. What are the Mets wearing? Blue caps? Pinstripes?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm afraid my psychic intuition is sensing a double play.

Hope I'm wrong.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I am!

Fly out to center.

Not what I was hoping for, but better than a DP.

Maybe Carlos will homer for us.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Blue Caps and Snow white tops.

[Guest themetfairy]

The Mets tie the game on Wright's double. Endy made them throw him out at the plate - only a perfect throw from Rollins kept the Mets from taking the lead on the play.

[Zvon]

[Guest themetfairy]

Vamos Carlos! Delgado's 2-run Kaboom gives the Mets a 3-1 lead.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Carlos Delgado is making a case for his return in 2009.

I'm so glad the "Mike Carp can't be any worse" crowd didn't get their way.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That home run by Delgado was pretty awesome. He seemed to adjust at the very last instant then absolutely smashed it, off the ground and into the sky.

Oh, well flies out this time.

Was Charlie Manuel run? I had the sound down but he had a beef with that attempted pickoff of Reyes.

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Was Charlie Manuel run? I had the sound down but he had a beef with that attempted pickoff of Reyes.

Yep.
For arguing a check swing called no swing during Delgado's at bat, according to Phils broadcast.

[Frayed Knot]

themetfairy wrote: The Mets tie the game on Wright's double. Endy made them throw him out at the plate - only a perfect throw from Rollins kept the Mets from taking the lead on the play.

The Phils played that well all around and so because they did everything right a mediocre throw would have had him too.
Keith was all over that as a good play but, with no outs, I'm not as sold.


Yeah, Manuel was run between innings, presuably dicsussing the non-call on the Delgado half-swing a coupla pitches prior to the HR

[Frayed Knot]

VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[Zvon]

Castro blastro!

[Guest themetfairy]

That was a nice shot.

I like Jerry's strategy of having the Mets keep on scoring

[Benjamin Grimm]

="themetfairy"]I like Jerry's strategy of having the Mets keep on scoring

I really hope it isn't true that Willie didn't follow that strategy!

[Guest themetfairy]

It doesn't matter whether it's true. It matters whether the players think it's true.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

If we can get 2 runs with bases empty, 2 out and Marlon Anderson up, anything is possible. Jerry for MOTY.

[Benjamin Grimm]

themetfairy wrote: It doesn't matter whether it's true. It matters whether the players think it's true.

Good point.

I'm so glad the Willie Randolph days are behind us.

Meanwhile, Santana's thrown 76 pitches through 6. (And Blanton has thrown 109.) Johan's looking like he can go 8 today. I think he'll eat more innings than Blanton will.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I wish Johan would get off the give back runs after we score strategy. I know it has been said before by others, but he does seem to do it quite a lot.

[apmorris]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Johan's looking like he can go 8 today

Let's hope - he can't give back any more runs tho.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Who put Sandy back at 3rd base? Jeezus

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Lead off double by Endy. The Mets really need to cash him in to get back the run the Phillies scored in the top of the inning.

[Zvon]

Its like deja vu all over again.


lol.